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The Charlestown Police Department has recently received complaints from individuals experiencing a new type of phone scam being attempted by perpetrators in the Louisville Metro area. The scam involves receiving a phone call from an individual claiming to represent a local utility company, such as Duke Energy. The scammer calls on the pretense that the citizen’s account is in danger of being frozen and service disconnected as a result of being delinquent. The scammer asks for credit card or banking information over the phone immediately; to process any type of payment on the account to avoid a disconnect. This type of situation is normally a scam, and can catch unsuspecting citizens off guard with panic over the thought of not having a daily necessity such as a power utility. Citizens who receive such a phone call should not give any personal or financial information out over the phone until the…
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